Setting up actual PC using Termux!!
Snehith,
TLDR: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app that works directly with no rooting or setup required. A minimal base system is installed automatically - additional packages are available using the APT package manager. Read more
Install required applications from F-Droid, Termux at F-Droid
We start by updating the internal subsystem by updating the packages, typing
Note: FYI, Termux uses apt and dpkg for package management, similar to Ubuntu or Debian.
if your are intrested in learning about the commands and how they work read more at GNU Bash Documentation
Update the system with:
apt update && apt upgrade
Install requried repo’s
apt install root-repo x11-repo tur-repo
There are many ways to get a GUI environment for our setup, I prefer VNC protocol and XFCE desktop environment, as it can be used fexible and lightweight and I can just drop it and pick it up on my mobile,Desktop or even on TV.
Installing XFCE and TigerVNC
apt install tigervnc xfce4
Setting up the start up.
After installing the xfce and tigervnc we want to link theme and want them to start.
run this
vncserver :1 -xstartup xfce4-session
It will ask you to set up a password to access the VNC server.
Thats it !! You have successfully installed a PC, you certainly want to access your PC right!!
Install this app on your Phone AVNC from F-Droid, and add the sevrver by clicking the +.
Thats is the GUI/Environment setup, after all this it would be useless if there is no use of having a PC without some exordinary apps, right!!
Lets install some basic apps for
- Internet - You can use firefox or chromium
or
apt install firefoxapt install chromium - Photo Editing - I recommend GIMP for its entensibilty
apt install gimp - Video Editing - Kdenlive
apt install kdenlive - Code - VS Code but OSS
apt install code-oss - Torrents - Qbittorrent
apt install qbittorrent